Baby Bottle Holder

ABSTRACT

A bottle holder assembly for holding a baby bottle comprising: a base; a tubing extending upwardly from the base; a bottle sleeve at the opposite end from the base connected to the tubing; and a mechanism to attach the holder assembly to an object. In one particular embodiment, the mechanism to attach includes a clamp incorporated in the base and the tubing includes a curved portion. The bottle sleeve may include a cylindrical shape and an opening for the insertion of a bottle. Further, the tubing may be flexible and allow for slight rotation of the bottle.

CROSS REFERENCE TO OTHER APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser.No. 61/357,593 filed on Jun. 23, 2010.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of Invention

The present invention relates to a holder for a baby bottle thatsupports the bottle in a hands-free manner to assist in feeding a baby.

2. Description of Related Art

A baby bottle is a small bottle used to feed a baby or an infant thatincludes a nipple that encloses the top thereof and provides a means forthe baby to obtain the liquid inside the bottle. The baby bottle is usedas a substitute for breastfeeding and normally contains an infantformula or expressed breast milk. Baby bottles vary in size where largerbottles typically hold 270 milliliters or smaller bottles that holdapproximately 150 milliliters. An infant usually is unable to hold abottle and therefore while feeding an adult or guardian needs to holdthe bottle while the baby sucks on the nipple to drink the formula. As ababy gets older and grows in size the baby may be able to hold thebottle but many times the infant will drop the bottle during the feedingprocess.

On certain occasions, a guardian needs to take care of various taskswhile a baby is being fed. Consequently this requires that the guardianeither stop feeding the baby or have some type of device to hold thebottle as the baby is being fed. Some infant bottle-holding devices havebeen developed in prior art to address this need. U.S. Pat. No.5,092,549 discloses a bottle holder that is removable, adjustable andattaches to an infant seat or infant car seat. The device includes aplurality of bars being pivotally attached to each other to form agenerally inverted U-shape. The holder is especially useful on an infantseat or infant car seat. Another example of a baby bottle holder isdisclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,705,567 which discloses a nursing bottleholder for attachment to a support. The bottle holder includes apivotally affixed pair of bifurcated elevation arms. The adjustablebottle retainer is held and pivotally affixed to the distal ends of theelevation arms where the nursing bottle is retained by a bottleretainer.

The baby bottle holders of the prior art have limitations with respectto the positions of use. As noted many holders attach to a baby seat ormay be integrated with the infant's seat. Other holders although moreflexible are still geared toward attachment near the seat of the infantand may not have the flexibility to use other circumstances.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a bottle holder assembly for holding ababy bottle comprising: a base; a tubing extending upwardly from thebase; a bottle sleeve at the opposite end from the base connected to thetubing; and a means to attach the holder assembly to an object. In oneparticular embodiment, the means to attach includes a clamp incorporatedin the base and the tubing includes a curved portion. The bottle sleevemay include a cylindrical shape and an opening for the insertion of abottle. Further, the tubing may be flexible and allow for slightrotation of the bottle.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 depicts a baby bottle holder according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The present invention relates to a baby bottle holder that provides ahands-free feeding apparatus that is easily clamped onto a stationarydevice. The flexibility of the bottle holder according to the presentinvention provides a means to secure the bottle in a stationary holderthat might be engaged onto a variety of stationary devices due to theclamping feature of the base of the bottle holder. Further, the armtubing for the bottle holder is flexible and helps in providingversatility in the mounting or attachment to stationary devices.

A Bottle Holder Assembly 100 is depicted in FIG. 1. The Bottle HolderAssembly 100 includes a Base 26 with a Tubing 24 extending upwardly fromthe Base 26. At the opposite end of the Tubing 24, a Bottle Sleeve 22 isprovided. The Bottle Sleeve 22 includes a cylindrically shape andincludes an opening for the insertion of a Bottle 30.

The Holder Assembly 100 may be clamped to a stationary device bymovement of Clamps 25 a, 25 b, which make up the Base 26. The Clamps 25a, 25 b open in the direction of the arrows as depicted and tightly sealupon a stationary device to hold the Bottle Holder Assembly 100 in astationary position. The Tubing 24 may be of a flexible nature so thatthe Bottle 30 may be positioned in a suitable position for feeding aninfant. The Clamps 25 a, 25 b may be clamped onto an infant's car seator any other stationary device near the infant who may be feeding on thebottle. This feature allows a caregiver to release the bottle into theholder and therefore frees up the hands of the caregiver to conductother tasks. The Tubing 24 is flexible enough to allow for slightrotation of the bottle and horizontal or vertical movement to adjust thebottle in a suitable position.

The Sleeve 22 is of adequate size so that the bottle resiliently fitsinto the opening and remains secure during the feeding process. Althoughnot shown rubber grips may be attached to the Clamps 25 a, 25 b toprovide a protective and resilient means for clamping onto a stationarydevice. The clamp attachment means provides versatility in using theHolder Assembly 100 and therefore is not restricted to attachment to ababy seat. It may be attached to a stationary device near the baby'sseat, a playpen or a baby bed. The holder assists the guardian infeeding the baby and allowing them to conduct other tasks instead ofbeing completely involved in the feeding process. The instant inventionhas been shown and described in what it considers to be the mostpractical and preferred embodiments. It is recognized, however, thatdepartures may be made there from within the scope of the invention andthat obvious modifications will occur to a person skilled in the art.

1. A bottle holder assembly for holding a baby bottle comprising: a. abase; b. a tubing extending upwardly from the base; c. a bottle sleeveat the opposite end from the base connected to the tubing; and d. ameans to attach the holder assembly to an object.
 2. The bottle holderassembly according to claim 1, where said means to attach includes aclamp incorporated in the base.
 3. The bottle holder assembly accordingto claim 1, where said tubing includes a curved portion.
 4. The bottleholder assembly according to claim 1, where the bottle sleeve includes acylindrically shape and an opening for the insertion of a bottle.
 5. Thebottle holder assembly according to claim 1, where the tubing isflexible and allows for slight rotation of the bottle.
 6. The bottleholder assembly according to claim 5, where the tubing enableshorizontal and vertical movement to adjust the bottle's position.